Sara Nygårdhs is a Senior Researcher at the Human in the Transport System unit at VTI. She holds a Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, as well as a PhD in Cognitive Science, with her doctoral thesis focusing on road users’ adaptive behaviour in traffic.
Sara has been with VTI since 2005 and currently works primarily on research projects related to road equipment, such as road markings and traffic signs.
Her research encompasses aspects of visibility and readability, as well as studies of road user behaviour, for example among cyclists and car drivers. The development of measurement methods also forms part of her work.
Sara has also served as project manager for several major projects, including
Evaluation of Geofencing – Driving Cycles on Test Tracks and Effects on Traffic Safety, Health and Environment, and the Nordic collaborative project Machine-readability of Road Markings in the Nordic Countries.
Anna Anund Research Director
Anders Wretstrand Researcher
Anna Sjörs Dahlman Senior Researcher
Carina Fors Senior Researcher
Christer Ahlström Senior Researcher
Jakub Sliacan Researcher
Jonas Ihlström Analyst
Katja Kircher Senior Research Leader
Kristina Larsson Research Assistant
My Weidel Research Assistant
Sara Nygårdhs Senior Researcher
Stina Larsson Doctoral student
Organisation
Research Department of Traffic and Road Users
Unit: The Human in the Transport System